Stenberg also recognized three Alliance High School students who took second place team honors in the statewide Personal Finance Challenge competition in Kearney on April 19. Stenberg says Roy Kesterson, Kolton Dubs, and Ryan Waggener each will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

The Nebraska Educational Savings Trust Financial Scholars program is now part of 74 Nebraska schools, and is a free program that has reached 2,000 students.

“Financial literacy is a critical life skill,” said Stenberg. “Concepts of savings, loans, credit cards, investments, interest rates, and mortgages surround us all every day. Students need this essential knowledge to make wise financial decisions for a lifetime.”